Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. MAC CHANGE OF COMMAND, SCOTT AFB, ILLINOIS

Catton, Jack J. (Jack Joseph), 1920-1990

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Jack J. Catton (b. 1920, Berkeley, Calif.-d. Dec. 5, 1990), U.S. Air Force officer, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps early in 1941. After serving as an instructor pilot and squadron commander in the U.S., he flew the first B-29 bomber across the Pacific in 1944. While with the 21st Bomber Command, General Catton received awards for extraordinary achievement during combat missions against Japan. Following the War, he took part in the first two atomic weapons tests in the...

Ryan, John D. (John Dale), 1915-1983

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John Dale Ryan (1915-1983) was the Seventh Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. He was born in Cherokee, Iowa, where he graduated from Cherokee Junior College before entering the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He graduated from West Point in 1938, and attended flight schools at Randolph and Kelly Fields, Texas, receiving his pilot''s wings in 1939. During the early years of World War II, he served as a flight instructor and in training roles at Kelly Field and ...

Estes, Howell M. (Howell Marion), 1914-

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Howell Marion Estes, Jr. (b. 1914, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.-d. July 2, 2007), General in the U.S. Air Force, graduated from West Point in 1936 and completed pilot training in 1940. During World War II, he was director of training at the Brooks Field Advanced Flying School and commanded two Army Air Bases in Texas. At the end of the War, he became chief of the Plans and Policy Branch, Operations Division, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, and later assistant chief of staff for plans. During the Korean War, ...

Gaylord, Donald A., 1920-1998

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Donald A. Gaylord (b. 1920, Chicago, Ill.-d. Oct. 12, 1998), U.S. Air Force officer, began his military career in 1942 as an aviation cadet and earned his pilot wings a year later. During World War II, he joined the 351st Bombardment Group, Eighth Air Force, flying B-17s. After the War he had a number of assignments in recruiting duty as a student and teacher. In 1954 he became commander, 321st Air Refueling Squadron of the Strategic Air Command (SAC), then director of materiel for the 4083rd St...

Momyer, William W.

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Wilson, James W. (James Walter), 1917-2001

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James Walter Wilson was born in Rawlins, Wyoming in 1917. He completed high school in Bowling Green, Ohio, and in July 1935 entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point., graduating four years later. In September 1939 he entered Glenview School of Aeronautics, and in December transferred to Kelly and Randolph fields, Texas, where he completed flying training in July 1940. He then was assigned to the 19th Bombardment Group at March Field, Calif. In August 1941 he was transferred to the 47th Li...